North Korean state media has focused on the country’s COVID-19 outbreak this week after first announcing it on May 12. All parts of the country are subject to lockdown orders and are “isolated by working unit, production unit and residential unit from each other,” state media has repeatedly emphasized.

Since Monday, Korean Central Television (KCTV) has moved up its programming from 3 p.m. to 9 a.m., airing news, interviews and other content about the pandemic. The state TV network has released provincial COVID-19 case numbers around 9:30 a.m. every morning, while the Rodong Sinmun newspaper has released